10/27/2011

2012 Barbie Dolls

One doll that will never make it through my front door is Shoe Obsession Barbie. Yes, those are shoes held in a tulle overlay on the dress. Her face is scary-cheerful. This doll is wrong on so many levels. Designed by Linda Kyaw who also designed the literal Pantone Barbie. Retail. $39.

_____

The only thing I want is the necklace from the Hope Diamond Barbie doll. I can just imagine how the hair will arrive on the real life doll. The facial screening is too cartoon-like for a sophisticated presentation like this. $75.

_____

If you haven't seen pictures yet, here are pictures of the initial release of 2012 Dolls of the World which are due to be available in December. Designed by Linda Kyaw. Retail $29.99
From top to bottom they represent Argentina holding a baby cougar, Australia with a gray koala, China has a panda and Ireland holding an Irish Setter.

Wow - I sure hope Mattel can do better than these for next year - blah! Wouldn't waste money on this sorry lot! Hoping for some more Vintage Repros and some beautiful Silkstones. It's not as if they can't afford to do better!

I have to say that I am a little tired of all the Mattel bashing as of late...not just here but on the doll boards too, most of these are playline people! I am sure that many little girls will love the dress with shoes in it! These aren't meant to be at the level of $125 dolls from Integrity etc. Mattel paved the way for many of the other doll companies and still produce many lovely dolls for adult collectors. I love my other dolls too, but Barbie rocks! That's my story and I'm sticking to it! lol

In response to the Mattel bashing comment, I had the idea that this blog's main appeal was for adult doll collectors. Dolls such as Barbie Fashionistas and such are more suited to little girls. The above dolls seem to me a bit sub-standard (cheap)for adult collectors tastes and for what a multi billion dollar company like Mattel is capable of creating for the adult collector. No Mattel bashing was intended - but assuredly they certainly do not need to be defended considering their gross annual profits.

Best Fashion Blog Award

My Favorite iPhone Photos

Stat Counter

Black Holes

When I switched photo servers a few years ago, many of my images were lost in a black hole. If you are going back in time throughout my blog, you will come across these black holes. It's unfortunate but it would take me a huge amount of time to identify and republish the images. If there is a specific one you are very interested in, email me with the date of the post and I will try to get it for you.Thanks for your continued interest in my blog!Terri